Richard Ralph Conte, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed Conte’s convictions and consecutive sentences for two counts of capital murder and firearm enhancements. It held that substantial evidence supported the verdicts, the nine-year precharge delay did not violate due process, the proffered third-party-guilt evidence was properly excluded, the challenge to kidnapping evidence was not preserved, and the challenged evidence was relevant and properly admitted. Justice Hart concurred in the judgment but expressed concern about the lost investigative evidence and the restriction on Conte’s third-party-guilt defense.